MICHELE NORRIS, host:
Now, some of your letters - and we cannot let a particular flood of complaints go unanswered.
ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
That's right. We were inundated with outrage over yesterday's story about a choir that backed up the legendary singer for the rock band The Kinks.
(Soundbite of song, "You Really Got Me")
THE KINKS (Band): (Singing) Girl, you really got me going. You got me so I don't know what I'm doing.
SIEGEL: Our story was a personal one from reporter Jeff Lunden. Here's how it began.
JEFF LUNDEN: I started singing in choirs when I was a kid. So did Ray Davis.
NORRIS: Ray Davis.
SIEGEL: You mispronounced his name, was the alarmed subject line of an email from Barbara Jensen(ph) of Tucson. Many emails said, shame upon you, for our mispronunciation.
NORRIS: Peter Palermo(ph) of Lebanon, Illinois writes this: I understand that Mr. Lunden is unaccustomed to singing rock and roll and may not be acquainted with its royalty, but every time he mentioned the man's name, I wanted to scream out, it's Davies, not Davis.
SIEGEL: Well, this is where we get to say, we told you so. That's because back in 2006, our co-host Melissa Block did the legwork for us.
MELISSA BLOCK: Can you say your name for me? Pronounce your name for me.
Mr. RAY DAVIES (Musician): Ray.
BLOCK: And how about the last name?
Mr. DAVIES: Oh, well, that. That's Davis. I think over here the tendency is to say Davies. Davis is not quite right. So, think of it with a zed at the end, Z.
BLOCK: Daviz.
Mr. DAVIES: Daviz, yeah. But keep it kind of muted.
BLOCK: Ah, okay. Daviz.
Mr. DAVIES: And two, three, four...
BLOCK: Daviz.
Mr. DAVIES: I'd say you got it.
(Soundbite of laughter)
NORRIS: Well, there you have it from the horse's mouth: Daviz it is.
SIEGEL: Thanks for your emails. You can write to us by going to npr.org. Click on Contact Us at the bottom of the page.
(Soundbite of song, "Father Christmas")
THE KINKS: (Singing) And knocked my reindeer to the floor. They said, Father Christmas, give us some money. Don't mess around with those silly toys. We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over. We want your bread so don't make us annoyed. Give all the toys to the little rich boys. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.